Various Artists, Rock for the Rules Volume 2

Each volume of Rock for the Rules is described as a love letter to Leah Rule, a Turf Club manager and beloved Twin Cities music figure who passed away after a two-year battle with cancer. With 56 tracks donated by an impressive crew of artists—including an unreleased Slim Dunlap song about the bar that Leah and her husband Rob owned in Wisconsin—Rock for the Rules Volume 2 is a massive celebration of love and life, and a beautiful tribute to the Rules. Proceeds from Rock for the Rules Volume 2 will go to Rob Rule to help pay for medical expenses. The Turf Club will be hosting a listening party for the compilation on December 21, with a performance by Ol’ Yeller. At the show, the Ike Reilly Assassination will also be debuting a new video for the track “Hangin’ Around,” featured on Rock for the Rules Volume 2.

Bonus: Haley Bonar, Wntr Snds

Though she was somewhat upstaged by another surprise record release last week, Haley Bonar pleased her fans by unexpectedly dropping a new EP titled Wntr Snds. The spare, seasonal collection was recorded, Nebraska-style, by Bonar alone in her room. Bonar’s forthcoming full-length, slated for release this spring, looks to be another matter entirely.

KT Lindemann is a senior at the University of Minnesota, Morris, pursuing studio art and Spanish. She is a native of the Twin Cities and is a wannabe musician, artist, and music writer.